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Santander, Yacabonis optioned; Hart and Rickard recalled

May 13, 2018, 7:57am

Orioles

Santander, Yacabonis optioned; Hart and Rickard recalled

The Orioles optioned pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis to Triple-A Norfolk and outfielder Anthony Santander to Double-A Bowie prior to today's game against the Rays. As replacements, left-hander Donnie Hart and outfielder Joey Rickard have been recalled from Norfolk. Rickard is starting today in right field. Santander lost his Rule 5 status yesterday and will play left and right field at Bowie. The Rays are starting left-hander Blake Snell today and the manager Buck Showalter wanted another right-handed...

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Bundy searching for better results versus Rays

May 12, 2018, 7:24pm

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Bundy searching for better results versus Rays

Dylan Bundy gets another chance today to look like his old self instead of the newer version that's been scuffling and gaining national attention for the wrong reasons. Bundy didn't record an out in his last start against the Royals. He became the first pitcher in the modern era to allow four home runs in a game without retiring a batter. Opponents have hit nine home runs off Bundy in his last three starts after collecting only one in his first five. His ERA over that period has climbed from...

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Orioles settle for rain-delayed doubleheader split (updated)

May 12, 2018, 6:31pm

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Alex Cobb retired seven batters in a row tonight when the rain picked up in intensity and the tarp was unrolled. Play was halted at 7:37 p.m. The Orioles' momentum was stopped right after Trey Mancini's leadoff home run. The Orioles didn't collect another hit before the game was delayed with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. They had only one baserunner, with Mancini drawing a two-out walk in the third. One pitcher didn't control them. Starter Matt Andriese worked the first three...

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Mancini's leadoff home run, Schoop on tying Roberts (O's down 7-3)

May 12, 2018, 2:42pm

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Mancini's leadoff home run, Schoop on tying Roberts (O's down 7-3)

The first inning bit the Orioles again in the nightcap. Always a painful spot. C.J. Cron, the second batter of the game, homered to center field off Alex Cobb to give the Rays a 1-0 lead. But the Orioles aren't taking any crap lately, and Trey Mancini's leadoff homer in the bottom half tied the score. Mancini has accounted for both of the Orioles' leadoff home runs this season. Tonight's shot traveled an estimated 406 feet to left field. The Orioles have been outscored 58-17 in the first...

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Hess, Schoop and Machado shine in 6-3 Game 1 win (updated)

May 12, 2018, 1:35pm

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Hess, Schoop and Machado shine in 6-3 Game 1 win (updated)

The David Hess cheering section in front of the press box fought to pace itself this afternoon as the right-hander made his major league debut. Shrieks, cheers and raised iPhones for photo ops upon his introduction, as the video board in center field showed him in the dugout, as he walked to the mound for his warmup tosses. Each strike drew a reaction heard 'round the ballpark. Orange and white T-shirts with Hess' name on the back, a gray game jersey. Not available in the lobby, but spotted...

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Showalter on Hess, catching decision, Bundy (O's lead 6-3)

May 12, 2018, 10:03am

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Showalter on Hess, catching decision, Bundy (O's lead 6-3)

David Hess is making his first major league start today with a chance to also make a lasting impression. The kind that keeps him with the Orioles beyond the doubleheader. Manager Buck Showalter provided another reminder that Hess isn't required to be optioned as the 26th man. He can stay with the club while someone else comes off the 25-man roster. He can move into the rotation. "Yes," Showalter said. "That's the way it works. You pitch good ... Yeah. This isn't something that's going to...

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Injury updates on Ãlvarez, Tillman, Rasmus and others

May 12, 2018, 8:54am

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Injury updates on Ãlvarez, Tillman, Rasmus and others

Pedro Ãlvarez tested his right hamstring this morning with some light running on the field, but he remains out of the lineup for Game 1 of today's doubleheader against the Rays. The Orioles will use Mark Trumbo as their designated hitter. Ãlvarez came out of Thursday's game against the Royals after experiencing spasms and some cramping in the hamstring. "He moved around," said manager Buck Showalter. "We just got through doing some things. I was waiting on the lineup for a while to...

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Orioles Game 1 lineup vs. Rays

May 12, 2018, 8:10am

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Chance Sisco is behind the plate today for Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Rays. Jace Peterson continues to play third base. Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter and Anthony Santander is in right field. Santander loses his Rule 5 status today and can be optioned to the minors without passing through waivers and being offered back to the Indians. It provides more roster flexibility for the Orioles. Center fielder Adam Jones is batting .379 (11-for-29) during his seven-game hitting streak....

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Prepping the pitching for the doubleheader and beyond

May 11, 2018, 7:15pm

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Prepping the pitching for the doubleheader and beyond

If you need a reminder or an explanation why the Orioles do everything in their power to play games despite threatening forecasts and weather, I give you today's single-admission doubleheader at Camden Yards and the potential to wreck a pitching staff. Both teams can bring up a 26th man and the Orioles chose David Hess, who also starts Game 1 against the Rays. Jimmy Yacabonis was recalled yesterday and could piggyback if needed. Miguel Castro threw 65 pitches on Thursday after replacing Chris...

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Hess named Game 1 starter and wrapping up a 9-4 win

May 11, 2018, 6:58pm

Orioles

Hess named Game 1 starter and wrapping up a 9-4 win

The Orioles have chosen David Hess to start Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays at Camden Yards, an unexpected move after he pitched Tuesday for Triple-A Norfolk. The short rest doesn't concern the Orioles, who are playing the hot hand. Hess, 24, is 2-0 with a 2.12 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in six starts and opponents are batting .189. The Orioles drafted him in the fifth round in 2014 out of Tennessee Tech. In Tuesday's outing, Hess held Durham to one hit over seven scoreless innings...

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Gausman and Machado keep Orioles rolling in 9-4 win

May 11, 2018, 5:47pm

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Kevin Gausman didn't exhibit the same dominant form tonight as he displayed in his last start in Oakland. He hoisted the bar pretty high. But making big pitches in tight spots proved just as impressive - and more profitable if counting wins. Manny Machado will profit later. Machado homered twice, including his eighth career grand slam in the seventh inning, and Gausman maintained his roll in the Orioles' 8-4 victory over the Rays before an announced crowd of 28,170 at Camden Yards. Gausman...

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Showalter on Tillman, plus injuries (Tillman on DL, O's up 8-4)

May 11, 2018, 1:50pm

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Showalter on Tillman, plus injuries (Tillman on DL, O's up 8-4)

The Orioles are finished with batting practice and on the verge of announcing their corresponding roster move for pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis, who has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk as an extra reliever. Showalter said earlier today that he could address Chris Tillman's situation "probably after the game," an indication that the right-hander might be involved in the transaction. "We've got some things we're looking at," Showalter said. "I could sit here and nothing really new that...

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Yacabonis joins Orioles

May 11, 2018, 12:48pm

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the club would add a reliever before tonight's game and Jimmy Yacabonis is on the field for batting practice at Camden Yards. Yacabonis has been starting at Triple-A Norfolk, where he's 0-1 with a 4.95 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in six games. However, he will be available out of the bullpen tonight. The Orioles haven't announced the move, most likely waiting until after batting practice. Meanwhile, Showalter indicated that he'd address Chris Tillman's situation...

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Orioles and Rays lineups

May 11, 2018, 11:22am

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Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter tonight and Anthony Santander is in right field for the series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards. Pedro Ãlvarez is day-to-day after experiencing cramping last night in his hamstring. Chance Sisco is catching and Jace Peterson is the third baseman. Manny Machado leads the team with 10 multi-RBI games. No one else has more than five. Machado is batting .377 with seven home runs against right-handed pitching this season and the Rays are sending Jake...

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Gausman back on the bump as Orioles continue homestand

May 10, 2018, 7:12pm

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Is it Kevin Gausman's turn to assume the role and the responsibility of staff ace for the Orioles? It belonged to Chris Tillman until his disastrous 2017 season. Dylan Bundy earned it, along with the opening day start on March 29, but he's struggled in his last three outings and failed to retire a batter Tuesday night. Alex Cobb is getting better and Andrew Cashner registered his fourth quality start Wednesday night, but Gausman deserves the belt. He should wear it around his waist tonight...

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Wrapping up an 11-6 win

May 10, 2018, 7:02pm

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter isn't ready to decide Chris Tillman's fate or to make a proclamation hours after the veteran right-hander retired only four batters. An off-day on Monday allows him to play with the rotation. Options are under consideration, but that's been the case for a while. Tillman was taken off the hook, at least for tonight, when the Orioles rallied against Ian Kennedy and defeated the Royals 11-6 before an announced crowd of 17,842 at Camden Yards. The Orioles (10-27)...

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Tillman removed again in the second inning (O's win 11-6)

May 10, 2018, 4:20pm

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Tillman removed again in the second inning (O's win 11-6)

As Chris Tillman walked off the mound tonight with one out in the second inning and six runs already against him, he had to wonder if he'd get another chance in the rotation. Whether he'd get another chance to wear the uniform. The leash figured to be long for a former All-Star who signed a contract in spring training that guaranteed him $3 million. However, Tillman has totaled 2 1/3 innings in his last two starts since blanking the Tigers on one hit through the seventh. He kept missing his...

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Notes on Vielma surgery, bullpen and Mancini (O's down 6-3)

May 10, 2018, 1:55pm

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Notes on Vielma surgery, bullpen and Mancini (O's down 6-3)

Triple-A Norfolk infielder Engelb Vielma, who's played in six games with the Orioles this season, will undergo surgery Tuesday morning on his fractured patella. Vielma sustained the injury last night in Durham in his first game with the Tides after the Orioles optioned him earlier this week. He was chasing a foul ball, stumbled on one of the bullpen mounds and banged his kneecap into a portion of exposed concrete. He was carted off the field. "Have you guys seen the video of Vielma's injury?...

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O'Day on injury: "It's just a freak accident"

May 10, 2018, 1:03pm

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O'Day on injury: "It's just a freak accident"

Orioles reliever Darren O'Day is on the disabled list with an injury he sustained in a bizarre mishap before Tuesday night's series opener against the Royals. O'Day said he was stretching his arm and a teammate accidentally came into contact with him and hyperextend his right elbow. "My arm felt great," he said. "I was just stretching in the bullpen first game and someone ran into my space. That's what happened. I threw two innings in Oakland. There was nothing related to that. I felt...

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Orioles lineup vs. Royals

May 10, 2018, 11:08am

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The Orioles will attempt tonight to win back-to-back games for the first time since April 5-6 in New York and only the second time since Aug. 23-30, 2017. Mark Trumbo is in right field tonight for the series finale against the Royals. He's 10-for-33 (.303) since coming off the disabled list, including his tie-breaking, two-run single last night in the eighth inning. Pedro Ãlvarez is the designated hitter and Jace Peterson is playing third base. Chance Sisco is catching. Caleb Joseph is...